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Definition of Avaunted
1. avaunt [v] - See also: avaunt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avaunted
Literary usage of Avaunted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"and off he avaunted. HE struggled to kiss her. She struggled the same And threaten'd
by main force to carry her off, She cried "Don't! ..."
2. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"She struggled the same To prevent him to bold and undaunted ; But, as smitten by
lightning, he heard her exclaim, ' Avaunt, Sir ! ' and off he avaunted. ..."
3. Across the Campus by Caroline M. Fuller (1899)
"said Christine, sternly; and the felines avaunted in such deadly terror that she
promptly relented, and coaxed them back with bits of potted ham. ..."
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